Saudi Arabia downplays geologist’s warning of Red Sea quake 

Tourist walk on a pier to enjoy diving to watch corals at the resort town of Sharm El Sheikh on Red Sea coast in South Sinai, Egypt on November 14, 2022 [Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images]

Saudi Arabian authorities have dismissed predictions about a potential quake in the Red Sea by a prominent Saudi geologist as "personal opinions." The warning followed last week's powerful earthquake which struck parts of Turkiye and Syria, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. On Friday, head Saudi geologist, Abdul Aziz bin Laboun, in a phone interview with Al-Hadath TV said, "This major tremor is expected and could happen at any minute," adding that "Seismic surveys show at least 1,000 tremors occur along the Red Sea. Consequently, we have to coexist with this situation, but precaution should be taken." "We should thoroughly read the geological history of the region. These are not incidental events. They are characteristic of the region," Laboun […] Source

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